Belvedere M. S. MS 72b, No Pat #

The Belvedere M. S. MS 72b, No Pat # is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,700 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Belvedere M. S. MS 72b, No Pat #
Secondary: Grand Review MS 92, No Pat #
Secondary: Ajax M.S. MS 241, No Pat #
Secondary: Alaska-Juneau
Secondary: Alaska Juneau
Secondary: A. J. Gold Mine
Secondary: Mexico MS 71b, No Pat #
Secondary: Belvedere MS 72a, No Pat #
Secondary: Latta MS 87, No Pat #
Secondary: Takou Au & Ag MS 88, No Pat #
Secondary: Crown Point MS 90, No Pat #
Secondary: Golden Fleece MS 91, No Pat #
Secondary: Jewel MS 93, No Pat #
Secondary: Falls MS 94, No Pat #
Secondary: Rim Rock MS 240a, No Pat #
Secondary: Rim Rock M.S. MS 240b, No Pat #
Secondary: Jumbo M.S. MS 260, No Pat #
Secondary: Alta # 2 MS 319a, No Pat #
Secondary: Jumbo #2 MS 319a, No Pat #
Secondary: Perseverance #2, MS 319a, No Pat#
Secondary: Perseverance M.S. MS 319b,No Pat#
Secondary: Wedge MS 374, No Pat #
Secondary: Wallace MS 375, No Pat #
Secondary: Helen MS 376, No Pat #
Secondary: Summit #1 MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Summit #2 MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Summit #3 MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Summit #4 MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Nevada MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Maryland MS 612, No Pat #
Secondary: Colorado MS 641, No Pat #
Secondary: Idaho Placer MS 641, No Pat #
Secondary: Utah MS 642, No Pat #
Secondary: Martin MS 754, Pat #409026
Secondary: Emma MS 901, Pat#524451, BLM 1611
Secondary: Emma 2-13 MS 901, No Pat #
Secondary: Rae MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Watts MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Hanna MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Fisher Fraction MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: McKinley MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Lm MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Wim Zms 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Roland MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: O M Gillettems935,Pat#868022,1507
Secondary: Sweden MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Norway MS 935, No Pat #
Secondary: Momestead#3,Ms979,Pat#634068,1786
Secondary: Aurora A1-A4ms982a,Pat770673,1766

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1994

Owner Name: Echo Bay Alaska, Inc.
Company ID: 5000053
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1994

Production

Year: 1903
Mined: 19854.820 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 18012 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1902
Mined: 20161.260 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 18290 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1901
Mined: 14914.260 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 13530 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1928
Mined: 4098502.520 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3718100 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1927
Mined: 4704442.880 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4267800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1926
Mined: 4221520.430 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3829700 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1925
Mined: 3838026.430 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3481800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1924
Mined: 3382110.610 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3068200 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1920
Mined: 1039335.970 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 942870 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1919
Mined: 763785.780 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 692895 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1918
Mined: 652808.410 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 592218 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1917
Mined: 746716.490 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 677410 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1916
Mined: 198540.540 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 180113 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1915
Mined: 198296.930 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 179892 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1914
Mined: 68823.880 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 62436 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1912
Mined: 19444.760 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 17640 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1911
Mined: 18184.820 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 16497 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1910
Mined: 21023.270 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 19072 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1909
Mined: 20921.860 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 18980 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1908
Mined: 19028.090 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 17262 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1907
Mined: 21825.750 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 19800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1906
Mined: 25873.440 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 23472 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1929
Mined: 4228905.920 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3836400 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1931
Mined: 4588259.300 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4162400 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1930
Mined: 4326019.510 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3924500 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1905
Mined: 27858.700 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 25273 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1904
Mined: 26178.780 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 23749 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1944
Mined: 265523.570 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 240879 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1943
Mined: 1611468.450 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 1461900 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1942
Mined: 3048110.370 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 2765200 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1941
Mined: 4800343.940 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4354800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1940
Mined: 5224733.670 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4739800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1939
Mined: 5123651.750 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4648100 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1938
Mined: 5141068.270 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4663900 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1937
Mined: 4897347.310 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4442800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1936
Mined: 4813571.670 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4366800 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1935
Mined: 4111289.330 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 3729700 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1934
Mined: 4742803.300 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4302600 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1933
Mined: 4504042.740 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4086000 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1932
Mined: 4411007.690 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 4001600 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1922
Mined: 2546999.790 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 2310600 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1921
Mined: 1778689.020 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 1613600 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1923
Mined: 2729542.490 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 2476200 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Other Open Stope Methods
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1881
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY WRITING OFF ALASKA-JUNEAU, DEC 31, 1996. THE MINE WILL NOT BE DEVELOPED.

Comment (Reference): WILLIAMS, 1926, (EXPLOSIVE ENGINEER)

Comment (Economic Factors): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1993-1994: CAP COSTS: $310 MILLION OPERATING COSTS $225/OZ. RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1994-1995: CAPITAL COSTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $310 MILLION, OPERATING COSTS WILL BE $170-$200/OZ. CURRENTLY, THE PROJECT IS IN THE PERMITTING

Comment (Location): LOCATED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF CITY OF JUNEAU

Comment (Ownership): PROPERTY LEASED TO ECHO BAY MINES IN 1985.

References

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 14, 36

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 8, 24

Reference (Deposit): AIME TRANS 1 pp. 100-121

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 14-15, 37

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 197

Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 6-7, 22

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B622f pp. 98, 100

Reference (Deposit): B642d pp. 73, 75

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 32-33, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 18-19

Reference (Deposit): AK MIN & ENG SOC pp. 1-14

Reference (Deposit): B662d pp. 80-81

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B714d pp. 106-107

Reference (Deposit): MIN & SCI PRESS 1921

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.58.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1995 FORM 10-K. P.10.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1996 FORM 10-K, P3-5, 23-24, & ANNUAL

Reference (Reserve-Resource): REPORT, PP.56, 57.

Reference (Deposit): AR18b pp. 62-63, 72-73

Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 29-30, 35

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 58, 69-73

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B345e pp. 87-88

Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 70

Reference (Deposit): B442d p. 135

Reference (Deposit): B480e p. 96

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 25

Reference (Deposit): OF60

Reference (Deposit): B1024B p. 53

Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): N JB MINER pp. 268-279

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 140

Reference (Deposit): B1031F p. 137

Reference (Deposit): GR1 pp. 19-20

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, P.188.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.58.

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 12-13, 55, 58

Reference (Deposit): IC6236

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 13-15, 61, 64

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 3209

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 12-14, 63, 66-67

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 13-14, 62, 65

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 12-14, 58, 61

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 13-14, 63, 66

Reference (Deposit): W MNG NEWS 3509a

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 9, 29-30

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 9-10, 38-39

Reference (Deposit): IC6186

Reference (Deposit): W MNG NEWS 3509b

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 13-15, 61, 68

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 13-16, 64, 71-72

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 14-16, 74, 81

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 3801

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 16-18, 79, 86-87

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 17-19, 78, 89

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 16-18, 72, 81-82

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD 4112

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 10-12, 48, 51, 63

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 15-17, 69, 78-79

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD 4209

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p.2-3

Reference (Deposit): AMM SEPT. 10, 1996. COURT ORDERS CITY TO REVOKE ECHO BAY

Reference (Deposit): PERMITS. V/104/N175 P.1.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, 8-96, P.10.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, #691, JAN., 1997, P32.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, SEPT. 4, 1996, P29.

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a pp. 54, 60

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 154-155

Reference (Deposit): IC8331 pp. 6-7

Reference (Deposit): P610 pp. 19-21

Reference (Deposit): BMOF22-69 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 125

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 220

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-26

Reference (Deposit): HARD ROCK GOLD p. 74

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-065

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DGGS IC 35, P.10, 1992

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1993/94, P.132.

Reference (Deposit): B943A pp. 8-9, 14-15

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 4407

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 14-20, 34

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